University of Winchester

BA (Hons) Journalism

University of WinchesterOn campus, Winchester

Course overview

Our Journalism BA has been accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) for more than 15 years and has won numerous national awards for excellence (Royal Television Society, Chartered Institute of Journalists, the BBC College of Journalism and the BJTC). At our state-of-the-art studios you will produce top quality journalism content that will rival local and national broadcasters. You will develop the skills needed to equip you for the moment you leave the university and move into the world of professional journalism.

You will learn to create content for television, radio, online and social media platforms. Your vocational learning will be supported by a challenging series of lectures and seminars that include media law, investigative journalism and documentary making. Your award-winning teaching team includes international broadcasters, editors, feature writers and documentary makers, with decades of journalism experience.

Our graduates are working in newsrooms in every major journalism organisation in the the UK - they're reading the news, uncovering scandals and extraordinary stories, reporting live from the scenes of breaking news events and creating compelling social media content.

Key highlights

  • Accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council for over 15 years
  • Winner of national awards from the RTS, CIoJ and BJTC
  • Produce broadcast-quality content in state-of-the-art studios
  • Create content for television, radio, online and social media
  • Modules include media law, investigative journalism and documentary making
  • Taught by international broadcasters, editors, feature writers and documentary makers

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 104-120 — 104-120 points.
  • GCSE: 4/C — to include English Language

Scholarships

  • International Student Scholarship – Undergraduate

    Value: £4,000

    Up to £4,000
  • Students Seeking Asylum

Careers this course leads to

  • Broadcast journalist
  • News reporter
  • News presenter
  • Investigative journalist
  • Social media journalist
  • Documentary maker

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £16,700 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Winchester, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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